Bad news for cheesesteak lovers: The New York outpost of Tony Luke’s has severed its ties with its legendary Philadelphia headquarters and is now called Shorty’s. Also, Ollie’s Brasserie has closed, leaving the city with just one Chinese brasserie. [NYT]
Related: City’s Chinese Brasseries Double [GrubStreet]

Inspired by the Consumer Reports coffee test that put McDonald’s on top, Cynthia Killian gives her own brief list of New York’s top coffee spots. It’s the usual suspects; we wonder if the MUD truck got in there thanks to their localist, countercultural spiel. [NYP]
Related: Another MUD Truck Sticks It to the Man [GrubStreet]